Down South

Monday - Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sunday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Visitor Center: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Fees
$8.00

Vicksburg National Military Park commemorates the campaign, siege and defense of Vicksburg. Vicksburg was a fortress located on high ground guarding the Mississippi River. Its surrender on July 4, 1863, coupled with the fall of Port Hudson, Louisiana, divided the South, and gave the North undisputed control of the Mississippi River. The Vicksburg battlefield includes 1,330 monuments and markers, a 16 mile tour road, a restored Union gunboat, and a National Cemetery.

The Davis Bayou Visitor Contact Station is open daily from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Davis Bayou Trail is open and takes visitors through a coastal forest and over two local bayous. The trail is approximately two miles long. The short boardwalk over Stark Bayou is the only part of the trail that is wheelchair accessible. Bikes are not permitted on the trail. Trail guides are located at the Visitor Contact Station.